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Billy May

Career

Active from 1957 to 1981, busiest in 1969 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Little Mo
Little Mo
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Spiritual
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 79
Daffy's Rhapsody
Daffy's Rhapsody (2012)
GoodWatch score 79

Songs

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 61
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review (1982)

Music Director

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
GoodWatch score 52

Music

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Little Mo
Little Mo (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

The Specialists
The Specialists (1975)

Original Music Composer

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Music Arranger, Orchestrator

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 51
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

The Pigeon
The Pigeon (1969)

Original Music Composer

Mitzi's 2nd Special
Mitzi's 2nd Special (1969)

Music Arranger

The Secret Life of an American Wife
The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Lady in Cement
Lady in Cement (1968)
GoodWatch score 40

Orchestrator

Tony Rome
Tony Rome (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO
Dick Tracy - The Plot To Kill NATO (1967)

Music

The Andy Williams Christmas Show
The Andy Williams Christmas Show (1965)

Music Arranger

The Pleasure Seekers
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

Orchestrator

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

Conductor

Sergeants 3
Sergeants 3 (1962)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Chun King Chow Mein Hour
Chun King Chow Mein Hour (1962)

Music Supervisor

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 61
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Orchestrator

Nightmare
Nightmare (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Music Arranger

Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Orchestrator

Tara, The Stonecutter
Tara, The Stonecutter (1954)

Music

The Woody Woodpecker Polka
The Woody Woodpecker Polka (1951)

Songs

1940s

1 title ยท average score 57
Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

Orchestrator